The city is warm because of the fragrance of books, and life is rich because of reading. Find a bookstore, slow down the pace of life, filter out the impetuousness and annoyance in your heart, calm down, read a few good books, and immerse yourself in the world where thoughts and hearts blend. In Yingze District, there are many libraries around the people, they are neighbors with residents, accompanied by readers, as long as you want to swim in the ocean of books, they are waiting at any time, filling the inner world of every reader with knowledge. Today is the 29th "World Book Day", and "Yingze Release" will accompany you to these libraries to take a walk and deeply feel the fragrance of books and cultural charm around the people!
On the south side of the old barracks street office building, there is a small library - the old barracks street branch of the Yingze District Library. The library covers an area of about 50 square meters, with clear windows and complete facilities. The spring sun shines through the window, quietly shining on the desk, and the two students are concentrating on reading and studying.
"In order to promote the construction of learning streets, form a strong atmosphere of reading, reading good books and good reading within the jurisdiction of the old military camp street office, further promote national reading, and build a scholarly society, Yingze District Culture and Tourism Bureau and Yingze District Library jointly created the library, which was completed and opened in September last year. Zhang Qingxiang, head of the cultural station of the old military camp sub-district office, introduced.
Although the library is not large, it is technologically advanced and is a self-service borrowing and returning integrated smart library. It has a total collection of 360 books, and has "cloud resources" such as e-books, videos, and audios, which are online and constantly updated in real time, providing a rich cultural feast for surrounding residents and students.
The library is equipped with a variety of functional equipment such as electronic screens in the cultural corridor, AI light and shadow readers, listening machines, e-books, and self-service book borrowing and returning cabinets.
In addition to desks, there are also "study rooms" with several separate spaces. There are Taiyuan No. 3 Experimental Primary School and Taiyuan No. 36 Middle School around the library, and some students can write homework and read books in the library after school if their parents have not come over, and wait for their parents to pick them up.
"Although the library has regular opening hours, the sub-district office is manned 24 hours a day, so it often doesn't close until the library is empty. Zhang Qingxiang said that hundreds of people come to the library every day to read and study, and up to four or five hundred people a day on holidays.
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Address: No. 14, Small Ring Road, Old Military Barracks Community, Yingze District
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Outside the window, the grass is green, and the birds are jumping on the grass, foraging and frolicking. The Shanshui City branch of the Yingze District Library was quiet, except for the rustle of a few children turning the pages.
The library was completed in 2020, with an area of about 50 square meters, with a clean and tidy environment and a quiet environment, with a total collection of more than 2,400 books, integrating reading and borrowing. Reading, studying, "bringing a baby"...... Since its opening more than three years ago, it has become a good place for the surrounding residents to live.
In a corner of the children's book area, resident Master Zhang is reading the day's newspaper, and his 5-year-old grandson is flipping through a picture book of "Grandpa Must Have a Way". "The environment here is very good, the child will be quiet as soon as he comes, read the book, not only edify the child's character, but also worry about me with the baby. Master Zhang said with a smile.
In order to allow residents in the jurisdiction to enjoy a more convenient cultural life, the library is open to residents free of charge every day. It is very convenient to borrow and return books here, and the self-service borrowing and returning machine of books is common with the provincial library and the municipal library, which can not only use the "library card" to borrow and return, but also operate online, which is convenient and fast.
"Despite the popularity of new media now, paper books are still popular with many readers. Liu Zhuangyu, the person in charge of the library, said.
In order to meet the needs of children and teenagers in the jurisdiction, the library has also set up a point-and-click e-book, which has a follow-up function, especially suitable for preschool children and teenagers. Children can use it to read picture books and recognize Chinese characters, and teenagers can use it to learn English and correct pronunciation. While many parents come here to enjoy their reading time, the children also have their own activity area, which is very popular with the surrounding residents.
Liu Zhuangyu introduced that the library also often organizes national reading activities, especially during the winter and summer vacations, and invites community volunteers to organize cultural forums and other activities to enrich the lives of residents in the jurisdiction and create a rich cultural atmosphere.
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Address: 1st Floor, Building 15, Evergrande Shanshui City Community, No. 2 Forte Road, Yingze District
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Located in the eastern section of Shangma Street, Shangma Library, which was opened in February last year, is one of the "Shangma" cultural tourism business IP series cultural venues launched by the Yingze District Culture and Tourism Bureau to create the historical and cultural style (leisure) block of Shangma Street.
Covering an area of 160 square meters, Shangma Book Garden is equipped with intelligent and digital facilities and equipment such as waterfalls, reading kiosks, phonographs, miniature intelligent bookcases, etc., with functions such as borrowing, reading, recitation, dubbing, and recitation.
The quaint environment, fresh and elegant style, and state-of-the-art borrowing and reading facilities make it a perfect blend of modern and traditional styles.
Every year, various reading clubs, lectures by famous artists, calligraphy and painting brush clubs and other activities are organized as one of the characteristics of the library. In April last year, the World Book Day National Reading Contest was held in April, attracting seven teams to participate, and in September, the award ceremony of the Summer Classic Reading Contest organized by the Yingze District Library was also held here.
Lu Jianhong, the person in charge of the Yingze District Library, said that on the basis of continuously improving the functions of the library around the residents, Shangma Shuyuan will help polish the golden business card of "Millennium Mansion City, Shoushan Yingze", and create a good cultural atmosphere for Shangma Street to create a historical and cultural (leisure) block by holding traditional calligraphy and Chinese painting cultural exhibitions and training, as well as "Yingze School" and Taiyuan City Tour series of lectures.
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Address: North of the east section of Shangma Street, Yingze District
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00